. >> reporter: the younger richy, now a college student, didn't adapt well to school in california during his dad's brief marriage to pamela anderson. >> i picked him up the first day. he got in the car and was choked up. i said what's wrong, buddy? all these kids do here is ride skateboards and do drugs. i was like like, hey, stay off them skateboards. >> reporter: just a joke. maybe. but behind the juvenile humor, kid rock is a man who knows just how lucky he is. ♪ sometimes i hear that song and i'll start to sing along ♪ ♪ man, i'd love to see that girl again ♪ >> i think anybody that has worked hard and has built something and has been successful can testify to how wonderful that was, how wonderful it is still is. >> reporter: you are still grateful for it. >> still grateful for it. would never sit here in front of a camera and bitch about how tough my life is at some levels that maybe people can't understand. when that starts happening i just stay home and drink an expensively bottle of wine and be like, you know, you're doing pretty well. be thankful. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, new mo